Why Sony cancelled PS4 exclusive Gnomageddon

[Dallinor]

LudicrousSpeed said:

Dallinor said:

Zipper were simply one in a long line of studios that didn't transition well to the 7th generation. Having a 'vision' is one thing. Releasing two terrible games is another. They were one of the least productive, and probably one of the most expensive teams for Sony to bankroll for the 7th generation. Other studios were put under simliar pressure, managed to release quality titles, and shifted units. They were dead weight. 

Also, if you're referring to the letter that made it into the media the anonymous source blamed the studio as much as the publisher for everything turning in to a shit show.

Any time a SOCOM thread pops up on GAF there are usually 2-3 ex-Zipper employees posting in it. I don't know anything about any anonymous letter. And I'm not saying Zipper is without blame. Their games were a noticeably lower quality when David Sears left. But Sony really fucked them over on SOCOM 4 :)

The evidence was there though.

This is a studio that had just released a new IP 4 years in development the previous year, that bombed. It was uninspired, generic and lacked polish. Then along comes Socom 4, which hardly surprisingly, suffers the same faults.

Seems like misplaced anger riding on the words of a few dis-gruntled ex devs to me.